Vehicle suspension.



W. R. BLYSTONE.

VEHICLE SUSPENSION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. so, 1912.

1,052,648,4 A Patent@ Feb.11,1.913.

WInessIas' l lnvelvwtor Attorneys j :1' im mfg? in inoieion 1 .State n invented a new and n Vehioienspension, of which the oiiowing is a specifica tion. 4

The pesent invention teintes to im,

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ments in vehicie jeuspensiongtiie pi'inmifry obieet of the present invention being' 'the ionof n novel ioini of eeiiient eusfeiiieieet mein come' de v ne i i5 1 e fwn/tine to n gement oi parte and i construction neeinfltei :3ndeiaimed, it lbeing nner'etoo changes; in the preciseenioodiment oi? tno invention herein disclosed can ne .matie Wit-iiin the scope' of. what is claimedv Without de panting fom the spirit ofthe invention,

in the drawings-Figuie l is e fee? eievation n vehicle and rena? axie Wiii the eeent suspension devine in opei'ebie i'eie- A 2 ie n section taken on 2 of Fig. L i? 3 is a peepeeiive of one terminai e the intern'iedinte 'entiy sooporting Y" tiene?. viewy thi. n carrying iowei 'me y eieii'ing-j to the die riesig/'name the alzie oi en nezzi fi'fining seppe A 'te in reality an open irafne oioseo 'me top by means of tiie bei 2f. 'movpneumatic f oie trzmeveiseiy dispose@ bei: Zi is mounted,

\. the cross oars i toinied upon the inn-1e tiieifeo ext@ ijf of the enpiting @inte Q 'while the intermediate adjacent to sue-ii e'ose 'needs nie mounted betxvee i within This S isI i which i'esiiienti; s

e; is ne the bei' i N f .'f dende et, um ,A @nein-on the it, e

i *Leeward the body B es is often Occasionen i'ougiiness of vomi sur face,

Secured t# Speetive e entri one plate 7, ,Leii pro a ieeeptaeie 'tu eionggs' Y einnetic cushion 8, said ein being' nenes i to rest ener-ein.,I f1'- ei i in fige, i anni and about t1* e ,.ee 'of the xeepeetive @rose he...

conne/neo; to the from@ or eiiaseie ii .of the venieie.

Under ordinary conditions, it Wiii seen that the.v Weight is carried mainiy upon the eiiivtioei springs 10, the bar 3 being n'oiieii v su i-oited. and Yet resiiienti f sun? i i l.

potefi by means of the. pneumatic cushions 8 and the rebonndvsprings but as.; soon ae any unciue strain ie thrown upon the axie fine to' the roughness of the Toad, which wouici eitiiei1 tend to cause the body to be m ved upwardly' or downwaiiiy9 thetthe. pneumatic cushions 8 are placed entiere-ompieseion to absorb the downward shock, While the rebound springs Wiii ne eoinpiessed upwziidiy 'to absorb the ,npwed snoek, y

The shouiereci portions 4 iimit 'the inner ieteiei movement of the baz* 8, rviiiie the eiumps 9 limit the outward movement.

Freni the foregoing description, teken in connection 'with the drawings it is evident that with e suspension device constructed according to and embodying the preeent invention, that a, combined suspension and. Snoek absorber is provided Whei xviii jomduee :in easy riding vehicle, anzi ietii nii of tiie exeeiient quaiities of n pneumatic suspension fiueto the posiffioning the pneumatic cushions :it the entienie @ntie of the i' nti;v suq'mifted bar What ie eieimed is:

in n veiiieie suspension, 'the combinawii' e, emi an miie/,o a pair l Cil of supports connected to the axle and carrying an open frame, .a bar provided with a cross head upon each end disposed. for sliding movement within both frames with the cross heads beyond the frames, springs connected to the bar wit-hin the frames and tol the chassis, a rebound cushion carried by each open frame' disposed upon the vu per face of the bar, and a compression cushion carried by the axle and disposed inengagement with the respective cross heads of the bar.

2. In a vehicle suspension, the combination witha chassis and an axle, of a pair of supports connected tothe axle and carrying an open frame, a bar provided with a cross head upon'eaoh end disposed for vertical sliding movement within both frames with the cross heads beyond the frames,

springs connected' to the bar within the frames and to the chassis, a spring mounted within each open frame above and in contact with an adjacent portion of the bar V:for absorbing the rebound shock, and a compression cushion mounted between the axle and each cross head of the bar for absorb- A ing the compression between thel vehicle body and axle. K 3. In a vehicle suspension, the combinationwith a chassis and an axle, of a pair of supports connected to the axle and carrying an open frame, abar provided with a cross head upon each end disposed for sliding movement within both frames with the cross'heads beyond the frames, springs connected to the bar within the frames and to vthe chassis, a spring mounted within each open frame above and in cont-act with the adjacent portion of the bar, for absorbing the rebound shock of the bar, a compression i be carried between its .respective cross head of the bar and said clamp.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signaf ture in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM R. BLYSTONE.

' Witnesses: E. S.. NALY, y

D. E. DUNMIRE'. 

